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micknick
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Hi all.
I had my transplant on 24th August at the Farjo clinic in Manchester. As probably most people I was pretty nervous- not so much about the procedure itself but how I will look after. We talked in previous consultations about growing the hair long and having brushed forward to try and hide it as I had so little at the front I thought it was a great idea.
I travelled to Manchester the night before and stayed at the Premier Inn which is literally a 2-minute walk to the clinic. Got up early and had some breakfast bars I took and some coffee from the room.
Got to the clinic pretty early and waited- pacing up and down the street pretty anxious. Dr. Farjo let me in at 7.30 where we had a chat and took some photos. We also talked about my existing scar from ear to ear that I have had since I was 15 due to an operation for a head infection. My head has lots of scar tissue on top and is a bit of a weird shape- I also have a huge scar. This is the main reason I have looked to get some work on my hair done as I think if I didn't have the scar and op when I was younger I would have probably have buzzed my hair off.
So anyway the new hairline was drawn on and I was happy as I didn't want to be greedy and have a really forward hairline I just wanted to fill in the front.
The treatment from the team including Dr. Rachael was great- she did the extractions and I was quietly told that she was the best there. I was comfortable and they offered me snacks and drinks throughout the day and had my order taken for lunch. The only problem I had was around the area of my existing scar didn't really respond to the anesthetic so I had a bit of pain when they got around that area- they kept dosing me up though so eventually it did calm down.
I was finished around 6 pm and given some instructions of what to do. I was pretty spaced out so didn't take them all in fully and couldn't really think of any questions. They do give you all instructions on a piece of paper though and a little kit bag of medicines, shampoo and other bits and pieces. As well as a hat- that while not the most fashionable worked well to not touch any areas that were tender and also hide everything really well.
The thing I was probably most negative about to start off with was the fact that the hair we left long to try and cover up would never have worked- it looked like I had a wig that had slipped off. There was no way it was going to cover it as we went further towards the crown than I anticipated.
One suggestion I would have is that if possible have someone meet you as I was quite wobbly but as only a very short walk to the hotel was fine. I had some food in my room and went to sleep with extra pillows to raise me.
I travelled home on the train the following day and was still pretty spaced out and slightly wobbly.
Some photos:
Hairline drawn on
Immediately after:
One day after:
Day 5 after surgey:
I took the decision to trim down the hair that was going to help cover up the surgery on day 6:
I had some quite bad swelling around the eyes that made me look like Id been in a boxing match and lost but that went pretty quickly between day 5 and 7.
One week post surgery:
8 days lost surgery:
I had my transplant on 24th August at the Farjo clinic in Manchester. As probably most people I was pretty nervous- not so much about the procedure itself but how I will look after. We talked in previous consultations about growing the hair long and having brushed forward to try and hide it as I had so little at the front I thought it was a great idea.
I travelled to Manchester the night before and stayed at the Premier Inn which is literally a 2-minute walk to the clinic. Got up early and had some breakfast bars I took and some coffee from the room.
Got to the clinic pretty early and waited- pacing up and down the street pretty anxious. Dr. Farjo let me in at 7.30 where we had a chat and took some photos. We also talked about my existing scar from ear to ear that I have had since I was 15 due to an operation for a head infection. My head has lots of scar tissue on top and is a bit of a weird shape- I also have a huge scar. This is the main reason I have looked to get some work on my hair done as I think if I didn't have the scar and op when I was younger I would have probably have buzzed my hair off.
So anyway the new hairline was drawn on and I was happy as I didn't want to be greedy and have a really forward hairline I just wanted to fill in the front.
The treatment from the team including Dr. Rachael was great- she did the extractions and I was quietly told that she was the best there. I was comfortable and they offered me snacks and drinks throughout the day and had my order taken for lunch. The only problem I had was around the area of my existing scar didn't really respond to the anesthetic so I had a bit of pain when they got around that area- they kept dosing me up though so eventually it did calm down.
I was finished around 6 pm and given some instructions of what to do. I was pretty spaced out so didn't take them all in fully and couldn't really think of any questions. They do give you all instructions on a piece of paper though and a little kit bag of medicines, shampoo and other bits and pieces. As well as a hat- that while not the most fashionable worked well to not touch any areas that were tender and also hide everything really well.
The thing I was probably most negative about to start off with was the fact that the hair we left long to try and cover up would never have worked- it looked like I had a wig that had slipped off. There was no way it was going to cover it as we went further towards the crown than I anticipated.
One suggestion I would have is that if possible have someone meet you as I was quite wobbly but as only a very short walk to the hotel was fine. I had some food in my room and went to sleep with extra pillows to raise me.
I travelled home on the train the following day and was still pretty spaced out and slightly wobbly.
Some photos:
Hairline drawn on
Immediately after:
One day after:
Day 5 after surgey:
I took the decision to trim down the hair that was going to help cover up the surgery on day 6:
I had some quite bad swelling around the eyes that made me look like Id been in a boxing match and lost but that went pretty quickly between day 5 and 7.
One week post surgery:
8 days lost surgery: